Music Academy of the West Mourns Death of Acclaimed Oboist David Weiss

Music Academy of the West president Scott Reed on Sunday issued the following statement regarding the death of celebrated oboist David Weiss, a longtime faculty member at the renowned classical music institution:

David Weiss

“David Weiss was a man of formidable musical gifts who exuded magisterial charm on stage and off,” Reed said. “Ever the consummate professional, David reveled in all the details and challenges of great music-making, demonstrating time and again that exceptional performances are borne of an uncompromising commitment to excellence.

“Also a man of extraordinary warmth, David was unfailingly generous with his time, and took much pride in the development of his students. He will be sorely missed.”

An internationally recognized master of the musical saw, he was also an accomplished photographer whose work had been widely published. He served as the official photographer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for nearly 30 years.

The Weiss Family Woodwinds, which also included his wife, Alpha Hockett Walker (piano); his sister, Dawn Weiss (flute); and his brother, Abe Weiss (bassoon), performed throughout the country for many years.

Weiss attended the Music Academy from 1962 to 1964, and was named an academy faculty member in 2002.

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